Another fun afternoon and evening at FoodCycle today - and it was Faith's first time helping at this project. We hope she enjoyed the session as much as the three regulars did.

Gill was on the early shift as she had helped with the food collection and was on hand to open up the hall and get things started. With lots of part baked bread and frozen pastry she started on prepping the crostini for some crispy bruschetta and then got busy rolling out the pastry for 5 large quiches.

Next on the scene was Martin, who joined in the kitchen team alongside the other FoodCycle regulars and there was soon a hive of industry to prepare the tomatoes and salad for the starter, and the roasted veg for the couscous accompaniment to the quiche.

Omar, who had answered a late call for additional volunteers to host the session arrived, and was a whiz at serving the volunteers with pre-service fruit snacks before getting joining the other hosts with serving our guests and clearing up afterwards.

Finally, Faith arrived and was soon elbow deep in a sink full of suds as she had offered to take on the vital role of pot washer today, and was an absolute godsend as she cleaned up the cooking posts and all the dishes and cutlery from the meal. "It was my first time at FoodCycle and I really enjoyed it." she said.

There was lots of positive feedback again from the guests who really enjoyed the meal. Well done team. Another fabulous meal.

What an absolute legend this man is, and it was fabulous for two of us Goodgymers to work alongside with him as he completed his 500th GoodGym task. He really should be crowned Jung of Luton GoodGym. It was a busy Foodcycle tonight but Martin was full of his usual enthusiasm and good humour which always lifts our spirits. He made a regal soup and the crowning glory was his assembly of the fruit crumbles. We can’t wait to see him wearing his GoodGym 500 shirt to match the cake!

Enjoyed it again. Always a great team!

Menu Pataata Frittata for starter- Making use of loads of Baby spuds, sliced snd and mixed with eggs and mushrooms. Chilli Jackets - 🌶 vegetable chilli lovingly presented over a delicious jacket potato 🥔 Creamy fruit surprise - soft fruit mixed with lightly whipped double cream and salted caramel sauce over a slice of cake 🎂

Have been volunteering for 3 weeks now and really enjoying it 3 courses consisting of Frittata for starter, Stew and Spring Greens and Hot Cross Bun pudding

This was my second week as pot washer. Again thoroughly enjoyed being part of a friendly and welcoming team! Sam

It was great to have you there, Sam. We had an awesome foursome at FoodCycle with Martin and Gill on the cooking team: Martin's mushroom stroganoff was delicious and Gill made a creamy rice pudding with a peachy compote. Sam is an absolute asset in the kitchen - she whipped round the dishes like a whirlwind and had the kitchen clean and tidy in record time, while Neil was front of house helping the hosting team giving out the takeaways and goody bags to our guests. 43 guests and 6 volunteers all given a takeaway meal to eat at home. Brilliant help again from the GoodGym team.

There were limited ingredients in the food surplus, but what we did have was two crates of sweet potatoes that Gill had collected at the weekend. So she was soon helping Dean to count out 100 potatoes to get roasted for the main course. Martin was keen to put together a tasty topping to turn them into loaded jackets. While the two continued with the cooking Sam arrived for her first FoodCycle task and only her second GoodGym task. We were so pleased to welcome her to the kitchen crew. She had opted to be the pot washer and so spent most of the evening up to her elbows in washing up water. She did a fabulous job. We had 46 guests to feed and another 7 takeaways, but we git everything out on time and there were lots of empty plates and positive feedback from many if our guests.

Great work team, it is much appreciated.